Wikipedia:File upload wizard

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Step 1: Choose your file

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Choose a file from your computer. Maximum file size: 100 MB.
Permitted file types: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, xcf, pdf, mid, mp3, mpeg, mpg, ogg, ogv, opus, svg, djvu, tiff, tif, oga, flac, wav, wave, webm, webp.

Step 2: Describe your file

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This name must be unique across the whole of Wikipedia, so please make it informative and easy to recognize.
It's no problem to use a fairly long name. It may also include spaces, commas and most other punctuation marks.
Please also note that file names are case sensitive (with the exception of the first letter).
Good: "City of London, skyline from London City Hall, Oct 2008.jpg". Bad: "Skyline.jpg", "DSC0001234.jpg".

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What does this file show? What is it a photo/diagram/recording of?
It will be helpful if you also add a wikilink to the article where you want to use it.

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This will be stored and displayed as part of the file description page. It is important that other editors are able to understand what this file is about.
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|This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use.
I have read the Wikipedia rules on Non-Free Content, and I am prepared to explain how the use of this file will meet the criteria set out there.

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|This is a depiction of a copyrighted three-dimensional work or building, which is the object of discussion in an article.
This is a photograph or other kind of depiction of a copyrighted, three-dimensional creative work, such as a statue or work of architecture. The article contains a discussion of that work which requires illustration. The photograph as such is free, or was provided by the creator of the sculpture.

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|This is an excerpt from a copyrighted work.
This is an excerpt from a copyrighted work, e.g. a screenshot from a movie or TV programme, a panel from a comic, or a sound sample from a song. Its presence is needed to support a piece of explicit critical discussion in an article related to that work or its creator(s).

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|This is the official cover art of a work.
This is the cover or dustjacket of a book, the cover of a CD or video, the official release poster of a movie, or a comparable item. It will be included as that work's primary means of visual identification, at the top of the article about the book, movie, etc. in question.
Note: If you plan to use it for any other purpose than this, please tick the box for "other non-free work" below.

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|This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc.
This is an official logo of an entity that is the subject of a Wikipedia article. It will be included as that entity's primary means of visual identification, at the top of the article in question.
Note: If you plan to use it for any other purpose than this, please tick the box for "other non-free work" below.

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|This is a historical portrait of a person no longer alive.
This is a historical photograph or other depiction of a person who is no longer alive. It will be used as the primary means of visual identification of that person in the article about them.

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|This is some other kind of non-free work that I believe is legitimate Fair Use.
This is a copyrighted work whose use does not fall into any of the classes above. I have read the Wikipedia rules on Non-free content, and I will explain how this file meets all of the criteria set out there.

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|Yes, I want this file to be immediately available in all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. I will upload it on the Wikimedia Commons.
Clicking this button will redirect you to a page on Commons. This will only work if you are already logged in there, which is likely the case if you have a unified account. Check here to see if you are logged in.

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|No, I want to upload this file locally.
This way it can be used only on the English Wikipedia. We urge you to upload it to the Commons unless there is a very good reason for it to stay local. Often such local files are copied to the Commons for use elsewhere and deleted locally, requiring extra work for other volunteers. If you do not want your file to be copied to Commons and deleted locally, consider adding the {{tl|Keep local}} tag.

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|This file doesn't fit either of the categories above.
This file doesn't seem to fall into either of the classes above, or I am not certain what its status is. I found this file somewhere, but I don't really know who made it or who owns it.

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Preview (test)

This is the data that will be submitted to upload:

Filename:
Edit summary:
Text:

Upload in process

Your file is being uploaded.

This might take a minute or two, depending on the size of the file and the speed of your internet connection.

Once uploading is completed, you will find your new file at this link:

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File successfully uploaded

Your file has been uploaded successfully and can now be found here:

:File:Example.jpg

Please follow the link and check that the image description page has all the information you meant to include.

If you want to change the description, just go to the image page, click the "edit" tab at the top of the page and edit just as you would edit any other page. Do not go through this upload form again, unless you want to replace the actual file with a new version.

To insert this file into an article, you may want to use code similar to the following:

File:Example.jpg

If you wish to make a link to the file in text, without actually showing the image, for instance when discussing the image on a talk page, you can use the following (mark the ":" after the initial brackets!):

:File:Example.jpg

See Wikipedia:Picture tutorial for more detailed help on how to insert and position images in pages.

Thank you for using the File Upload Wizard.
Please leave your feedback, comments, bug reports or suggestions on the talk page.

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